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Update of the Flemish material indicators until 2021
Circular materials story: The Flemish circular economy does not yet translate into a reduced material impact.
We are increasingly successful in keeping materials in the cycle. Our reuse and recycling figures are increasing, we are producing more and …
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Vocabulary, food budget and logarithms
What do a writer's vocabulary and one's budget spent on food have to do with each other? Well, more than you might think! The mathematical relationship appears to be logarithmic.
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Banknote designs: Assignment
What is on a euro note? What security features can you find on banknotes? Who designed these notes?
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Looking for work: Lesson sheet
This lesson sheet lists the most important things for young people who enter the labor market after completing their studies (having graduated or quitting their studies). Looking for work is also something that young people have to learn and this …
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Sales invoice: Example in Excel
Fully detailed invoice in Excel, including formulas, which can be used as an example when practicing the various options for sales invoices.
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Material Matters: Article with inspiring insights
Article providing insights and arguments for a transition from a neoliberal economy to an alternative economy.
These are based on the book Material Matters, the alternative to our predatory construction society by Sabine Oberhuber and Thomas Rau.
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Braided lamp
In this assignment, your students will create a pyramid-shaped structure using rope, zip ties, and parts cut with a laser cutter. You can turn the construction into an atmospheric lamp using a battery and LED.
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Collage: The rules of good composition
How do you make a beautiful collage? That mainly depends on the composition of your elements on your collage. A good composition is the art of organizing elements of a work of art or design into one harmonious and pleasant whole.
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Recovery economy: Environmentally friendly and financially beneficial
By repairing a product instead of replacing it (purchasing a new product), the lifespan of the product is extended. This saves materials and greenhouse gas emissions during the production of a new product.
For products that consume a lot of energy, …
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The material footprint of Flemish consumption
The materials footprint of Flanders or Raw Material Consumption (RMC) is the total of primary raw materials that are extracted worldwide as a result of Flemish consumption.
These primary raw materials are minerals, fossil raw materials, biomass and …
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Global environmental benefits through local and circular textile consumption
In order to meet our Flemish consumption needs, we currently have to obtain a large part of the required raw materials from abroad. Reuse, recycling and high-quality, local production of textiles can ensure that the extraction of primary raw …
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Climate footprint: Sustainable compared to a fast fashion T-shirt
European consumption of textiles has the fourth largest impact on the environment and climate change, after food, housing and mobility. Textile consumption is also in the top three factors that place the most pressure on water and land use and in …
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